Twelve Tone Commercial

[wljmrbill]

well now that was different.. 187 reasons to ????.. have to think about that one..LOL

[Montefalco]

The corny American accent just adds to the hilariousness of it. I just wish there were ore people able to understand the humour.

What I meant was people in general, not people on this forum. This sort of music doesn't have much of a following outside of classical music circles, and yet I'm sure a lot of people would like it if they heard it.

A good example of people liking atonal music once they get a chance to hear it is this: I was playing a piece by Messiaen at a school concert. Practically nobody in the audience would ever think of listening to mainstream classical music by choice, and yet, after the performance, people were telling me how much they enjoyed it.

[Corno Dolce]

Wait!!! I didn't get to hear a snippet from Schoenberg's *Erwartung* - One of *Arnie's* great, great, Greatest hits of all times........

[JHC]

A good example of people liking atonal music once they get a chance to hear it is this: I was playing a piece by Messiaen at a school concert. Practically nobody in the audience would ever think of listening to mainstream classical music by choice, and yet, after the performance, people were telling me how much they enjoyed it.

I would not call Messiaen mainstream
Regarding children and atonal music I have also found they are more open to it than the old jokers such as myself

[Montefalco]

Yes, atonal music seems to appeal to people's sense of 'noise', the sort of thing one might hear in some sort of heavy metal song.

[JHC]

We took some young girls to a concert a couple of years ago all popular stuff but a Bartok movement from one of his St Qts + a short excerpt from Stravinsky's 'A Soldiers tale' were performed, afterwards we asked the girls if they had enjoyed the concert and the Bartok and Stravinsky came out firm favorites, a totally unexpected answer

[Montefalco]

I saw a concert with a young cousin of mine two years ago, where they performed some Elgar, Beethoven and Shostakovich, and he told me he enjoyed the Shostakovich the most.
I have tried to convert some of my friends over to 20th Century classical by playing them things like the Rite of Spring and Gaspard de la Nuit. I haven't been particularly successful, but I figure I can't expect people to love it straight away.

[JHC]

You have to work at it, I can take some but I have to be in the mood, I just love my Beethoven etc so I don't get in the mood all that often, I do have Quartet for the end of time and love the clarinet contributions

[Corno Dolce]

I would not call Messiaen mainstream
Regarding children and atonal music I have also found they are more open to it than the old jokers such as myself

Oh balderdash, J.H.C. - You're not an old joker, you're a budding comedian in his second childhood...

Cheers,

CD

[JHC]

CD Your very kind words make me truly humble, even dazzle me, may the light be with you

[Montefalco]

Is that an earring now, J.H.C.?

[JHC]

Pure 22 Carrots Montefalco

[Contratrombone64]

Colin - you're face furniture is rather distracting I must say, one is less inclined to focus on your enormous schnoz.

[Montefalco]

Colin - you're face furniture is rather distracting I must say, one is less inclined to focus on your enormous schnoz.

Less likely than back in the days of his cold, that's for sure.

[JHC]

Why is everybody always pickin on me?